
The V.I.P. area of Toronto's Power Ball was styled with rustic elements for an English-picnic look. Designers used loading palettes as banquet seating and cocktail tables.
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LoLo Event Design also creates message-in-a-bottle place cards for beach-inspired events.
Photo: Kjeld Mahoney Photography

Mary-Kate and Carey's wedding reception
Mango Studios

Cyrus and Kasia's wedding reception
Toronto Wedding Studios

Floral arrangement for a private corporate event in New York City

Light table decor
Swarovski Dinner

Swarovski hosted a dinner to celebrate its commissioned installation from architect Jeanne Gang, "Thinning Ice," for Design Miami. About 125 guests attended the Shiraz Events-designed December 2 event at Cecconi’s at Soho Beach House.
Photo: Venturelli/Getty Images for Soho Beach House

Blush-colored anemone flowers added a soft, delicate contrast to the sharp edges of the geometric centerpieces.
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Chelsea Market Passage seated dinner
Patrick McMullan

Chelsea Market Passage fashion show
Allan Zepeda

Chelsea Market Passage summer party
Billy Farrell Agency

Chelsea Market Passage seated dinner
Patrick McMullan

Cape Cod Wedding
Wedding Trend: Natural Elements

Weiss and her team sourced vintage furniture—a dresser, lamp, and chair—and Mark's Garden planted them with succulents and other greenery to create a dramatic, organic look for a display.
Photo: Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Wedding Paper Divas
Wedding Trend: Natural Elements

Guests created their own terrariums using succulents, moss, and twigs for a D.I.Y. take on the living elements trend.
Photo: Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Wedding Paper Divas
Wedding Trend: Lace

A lace runner topped the feminine table, where lace also covered chairs in varying styles and flowers included surprising and romantic choices such as jasmine buds.
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Among the creative place card offerings from Cambridge, Massachusetts-based LoLo Event Design are ones meant to look like messages in a bottle with names on ribbons tied to the corks and numbers inside—suitable for an event with a beach or adventure theme.
Photo: Kjeld Mahoney Photography

At the luxury wedding summit Engage!13, Gifts for the Good Life used glowing birdcage lanterns as escort cards, which guests pulled from Todd Events' live hydrangea wall at the closing gala.
Photo: Chelisse Michaels Photography for Elan Artists